Primary Function:

The Panel Technician & Assembler is responsible for the assembly and build of electrical and mechanical projects specified for customers, including but not limited to cutting, drilling, wiring, and installing various components of a project. This position works in close coordination with project engineers to assure desired project results and timelines are met. Must be able to work in Bloomington, IL shop location until the East Peoria shop location is complete.

Essential Functions

Scope & Planning

• Receives project assignments and instructions.
• Reads, reviews, interprets, follows schematics and layouts.
• Assists with estimating projects when required.
• Follows and meets project schedules and deadlines.

Build & Testing

• Receives, identifies, and sorts components for a project.
• Completes layout and fastens various components, on backplates or in enclosures using schematics and templates.
• Crates, skids, secures and wraps completed projects for shipment.
• Drills, taps, cuts, and prepares knockouts of metal and other materials.
• Wires required components per schematics.
• Route and bundle wiring, cables, etc. in a managed and neat manner.
• Mark-ups as built schematics and layouts.
• Cuts, strips, crimps, bends, labels, and terminates various wire sizes.
• Cuts and installs various types of wire duct and din-rail.
• Supports and understands components for safe operation and installation including but not limited to VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, pushbuttons, switches, relays, starters, transformers, etc.
• Operates machinery, hand, and power tools in a safe and professional manner.
• Assists with testing and troubleshooting completed projects and connect required devices (sensors, motors, disconnects, power cables, etc.).
• Work safely with and around 480V, 120V, 24V, and pressurized systems, assuring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is utilized.
• Understands NEC and UL508a regulations and standards.
• Learns and navigates AutoCAD when required.
• Secures wall-mount and free-standing enclosures, when needed and required.

Customer Service

• Quickly finds common ground and solves problems for the good of all.
• Easily gains trust and support of others.
• Maintains an accurate follow-up system for actively tracking promises. made to customers and expediting projects to assure that materials are completed and delivered as scheduled.
• Provides customer with appropriate product information to assure customer is equipped with the knowledge needed to make an informed purchase.
• Resolves customer concerns.
• Encourages collaboration and is viewed as a team player.

Product

• Develops and maintains working knowledge of products utilized in project builds.
• Attends product training classes to develop superior product knowledge to apply to customer projects and applications, if and when required.

Communication & Team Orientation

• Communicates well and respectfully with customers, engineers, fellow associates, management team and manufacturing partners to ensure a professional experience.
• Develops an effective and productive working relationship with branch associates, sales associates and all managers.
• Aptitude to organize, prioritize and complete tasks on time.

Other Responsibilities

• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
• Ability to travel to jobsites, if needed and when required.
• Ability to perform other manufacturing tasks as needed depending upon workload.
• Performs other duties as instructed or required to successfully complete the job.

Necessary Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent, as determined by Springfield Electric.
• Commitment to and demonstration of high ethical standards governing professional behavior and interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely, especially verbally.
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills, including an ability to plan and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work well alone and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated capability to develop strong interpersonal working relationships and work in a team environment.
• Strong customer service orientation to provide an exceptional customer experience.
• Ability to use, read and interrupt measuring devices such as a tape measure.
• Ability to use a computer, operating software and wiring/device marking systems.
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and wiring skills.
• Demonstrated motivation, willingness to learn and complete quality work.

Physical Ability Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, kneel, bend, crouch and walk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to utilize a computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone.
• Ability to bend, climb, push, and pull, including the ability to maneuver at heights and in tight or small places.
• Ability to safely negotiate walking through construction sites while carrying or otherwise transporting work-related materials.
• Ability to lift, carry, and otherwise transport work-related materials that frequently weigh up to 50 lbs. and that may occasionally weigh in excess of 50 lbs.